STOCKS RISE: Here's What You Need To Know

Meb Keflezighi of the U.S. reacts after winning the men's division of the 118th running of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 21, 2014. REUTERS/Brian Snyder It was a pretty quiet day in the markets today. But stocks managed to squeak out a gain.

First, the scoreboard:

Dow: 16,449.2 (+40.7, +0.2%)

S&P 500: 1,871.8 (+7.0, +0.3%)

Nasdaq: 4,121.5, (+26.0, +0.6%)

And now the top stories:

The Dow and S&P 500 have are now on five-day winning streaks, the longest winning streaks of the year.

According to CNBC, trading volume on the NYSE was at its lowest level of the year. You'd think that people would be excited to come back from a three-day weekend. But much of the world was actually still closed. The euro zone, U.K., Australia, and Hong Kong were among the markets closed for Easter Monday. Even Boston was closed to observe Patriots' Day.